Poultry feeder



Nov. 12, 1935. D. H; H|| l ,2,920,551

POULTRY FEEDER Filed Dec. 29, 1954 INVENTOR. fwfr /f/LL.

ATTORNEY.

Patented Nev. 12, 1935 UNITED STATES POULTRY FEEDER Dewey H. Hill,Kokomo, Ind., assignor to Globe American Corporation, Kokomo, Ind., a.corporation Application December 29, 1934, Serial No. 759,685

3 Claims.

This invention relates to an adjustable support for a chicken feed orwatering trough which is particularly applicable for use during thegrowing period of young chicks.

'Ihe purpose of the invention is to prpvide a simple and economicaldevice comprising a pair of end supporting legs, preferably formed ofwire, for supporting the ends of the trough in spaced relation to theground and permitting its adjustment to various Heights, depending uponthe size of the chicks or chickens to be fed or watered thereby.Convenience in adjustment of the height by the legs, as well as economyof construction, are the features of the invention, as hereinafter morespecically set forth and described.

Other objects and features of the invention will be` understood from theaccompanying drawing and the following description and claims:

Fig. l is a side elevation of theV trough supported by the adjustablelegs with the central portion broken away. Fig. 2 is a perspective Viewof an end portion of the trough with the legs adjusted to its lowestposition. Fig. 3 is an end elevation of the trough with the legs pulledout of locking engagement ready for adjustment to the highest position,illustrated in dotted lines.

In the drawing there is illustrated a feeding trough for baby chicks orchickens, such as is commonly formed of galvanized iron or the like,said trough having side walls I0, a bottom II and end Walls I2. The endwalls extend upwardly to support an upper reel I3 which extendslongitudinally of the trough thereabove and which is adjustable toposition by engagement of a pin I4 in holes I5.

The side walls of the trough overlap or extend beyond the end walls toprovide flanges I6 in which there are provided a plurality of aperturesIl. Said apertures are spaced one above the other in the side wallsimmediately beyond the end walls I2. Y

Each end wall is provided with a socket comprising a metal strap I8 forreceiving a U-shaped bend I9 formed by bending upwardly the intermediateportion of the wire legs 20. Said U- shaped bend or intermediateprojection of the legs is frictionally and slidably held by the socketI8 against the surface of the end wall and protrudes through an apertureformed in the flange I6 extending from the bottom II of the trough.

The wire legs 20 are bent downwardly and laterally from the lll-shapedbend I9 to form By reason of the exibility of the wire legs 20,

adjustment of the position thereof with respect to the trough forvarying its height from the ground may be had by manually and forciblylo bending the portions ZI laterally away from the side walls andagainst the inherent spring tension of said legs to remove the ends 22from their respective apertures; Upon the legs being thus unlocked, theymay be moved up or down with respect to the end of the trough throughthe frictional sliding action of the U-shaped portion I9 in respect tothe socket I8 and aperture in the flange oi the bottom Il, asillustrated in Fig. 3.

The invention claimed is:

1. In combination with a feeding trough, supporting legs formed of wireadjustably associated with each end thereof, said trough being pro-videdwith a plurality of spaced apertures, sockets 25 formed on the end wallsof said trough, and intermediate vertical extensions extending upwardlyfrom said legs slidably extending into said sockets, the opposite freeends of said legs being adapted to engage in said apertures for lockingsaid legs in adjusted position in respect to said trough.

2. In combination with a feeding trough, sockets formed on at least twoof the walls thereof, said trough having series of spaced aperturestherein, and a pair of legs adjustably mounted with respect to each ofsaid walls for varying the supporting height of said trough, each ofsaid pairs of legs being formed of wire and bent with an upwardlyextending U-shaped intermediate portion slidably extending into one ofsaid sockets and the free ends of said wire legs extending upwardly andinwardly to extend into and interlock with said apertures,

3. In combination with a feeding trough, supporting legs formed of wireadjustably associated therewith, said trough being provided with aplurality of spaced apertures, sockets formed on at least two of thewalls of said trough, and intermediate vertical extensions provided onsaid legs adapted to slidably extend into said Sockets, the oppositefree ends of said legs being adapted to engage in said apertures forlocking said legs in adjusted position with respect to said trough.

DEWEY I-I. HILL.

